This post was updated Jan. 14 at 6:55 p.m. For Nya Reed, Friday’s debut provided her an opportunity to honor the sorority that has become a significant part of her identity. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Nya Reed performs her floor routine at Pauley Pavilion wearing a leotard with Delta Sigma Theta letters on the front. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
Frida Esparza was in denial over the reality of not competing. A shoulder injury caused the senior to miss the entirety of 2023. When the injury stole her ability to contribute, she said she screamed her head off for her teammates because it was the only way she felt she could chip in to her squad’s meets. Read more...
Photo: Senior Frida Esparza performs a Van Leeuwen to get to the high bar during Meet the Bruins at Pauley Pavilion on Friday night. (Brandon Morquecho/Assistant Photo editor)
Directly outside Yates Gym, the Bruins’ practice facility, John Wooden’s Pyramid of Success is printed on the wall. A visual framework of behaviors for athletes, businesspeople and individuals alike, the pyramid has guided UCLA teams for over 50 years. Read more...
Photo: Graduate student Margzetta Frazier performs a floor routine at Pauley Pavilion. (Anya Yakimenko/Daily Bruin staff)
Less than a week away from Meet the Bruins and under a month away from UCLA gymnastics’ first meet of the 2024 season, coach Janelle McDonald sat down with the Daily Bruin gymnastics beat ahead of her second year in charge of the program to discuss new and returning gymnasts, team culture, event improvements and more. Read more...
Photo: Coach Janelle McDonald smiles out toward the Pauley Pavilion crowd. (Joseph Jimenez/Photo editor)
This post was updated Jan. 18 at 12:11 a.m. Fall quarter is nearly over, and the LA Bowl represents the final game for any of UCLA’s fall sports. Read more...
Photo: UCLA softball huddles around coach Kelly Inouye-Perez. (Myka Fromm/Assistant Photo editor)
Autumn Grable worked at a gym in Cincinnati while attending nursing school, using her gymnastics knowledge from her youth to teach toddlers how to tumble. Her then-boyfriend Kyle Grable – although they did not yet share a last name – would take her to the gym a couple of nights a week. Read more...
Photo: UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Kyle Grable celebrates after a vault routine (left). UCLA gymnastics assistant coach Autumn Grable hugs then-sophomore Jordan Chiles after a beam routine (right). The Grables are married and are entering their second years in Westwood. (Photos by Julia Zhou/Assistant Photo editor and Megan Cai/Daily Bruin senior staff. Photo illustration by Ashley Ko/Illustrations director)
Margzetta Frazier is back. Coach Janelle McDonald said Tuesday that the graduate student would be returning for her sixth year with the program. Frazier, who has yet to fall on a routine – landing all 131 in her collegiate career – joined UCLA in 2019 and helped lead the squad to an appearance at nationals last season. Read more...
Photo: Margzetta Frazier salutes the crowd during a meet at Pauley Pavilion. Frazier is returning to UCLA gymnastics for her sixth season with the program. (Daily Bruin file photo)
